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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

My Favorite Toys at Toy Insider’s Holiday of Play

On Wednesday I attended the Holiday of Play press event in
New York sponsored by Toy Insider.It
was a very classy event held in the Manhattan Penthouse overlooking Fifth Avenue.Each company featured their new toys for this
holiday season and we were able to get an up close “out of the box” look at
many of the new toys. It is always fun to speculate on which toys will be “hot”
this season.I also saw a bunch that
appealed to my “grandma’s eye" – whether or not they become hot.My experience is that the most loved toys don’t
have to be on the hot list.

Here are some of my favorites.I wasn’t able to get a good picture of
everything so I apologize for some of the picture quality.

Remote-Control Machines: Construction Vehicles by Thames & Kosmos

Remote-Control Machines: Construction
Vehicles by Thames & Kosmos

You can build 8 different models of construction vehicles that are
controlled with a remote-control unit with this set. There is a step by step guide for building the
machines and the process has been simplified so that younger children can build
them with some help.The set comes with a 64
page manual to guide you through the building process and it also provides a learning opportunity with information about how they
work and physics concepts of force, torque and simple machine principles.This is an excellent grandparent/grandchild
project to work on together.

Doc McStuffins All-in-One Nurseryby Just Play

Doc McStuffins All-in-One
Nurseryby Just Play

Doc McStuffins is still going strong and this new playset looks like it
will be a lot of fun for a pre-schooler fan. The center features a cradle that
rocks for the baby’s doctor’s visit and all sorts of equipment. Some of the
items included are a portable patient
diagnostic laptop, stethoscope (with light and sound), scale and other nursery
tools. It is stand up play size for a pre-schooler.

Hexbug Space Nano Discovery Station by Hexbug

Hexbug Space Nano Discovery
Station by Hexbug

Calling all Hexbug fans – you will love the nano discovery station.Who doesn’t love hexbugs.I think this is a great toy that grandparents
will also enjoy playing with their grandchildren.It comes with 2 nanos and of course you can
use your own hexbug nanos with it.Lots
of details and places for the nanos to scurry off too.All five star reviews at Amazon.

Uno Emoji by Mattel

Uno Emoji by Mattel

My grandson, husband and I love to play Uno and have spent many a rainy
or babysitting day playing Uno as time flies by.This is a classic card game where luck and
strategy meet to create surprise winners.My grandson is also a big emoji fan and has many emoji featured
items.I flipped when I saw this Uno
Emoji game display.Priced under $10 it
is a perfect stocking stuffer, travel game or grandchild visiting game to have
on hand.Definitely a must have.

Shopkins Cutie Cars by Moose

Shopkins Cutie Cars by Moose

These shopkins cars are sooooo cute – no wonder they are called cutie
cars.The tops pop off and they become
convertibles.Priced at $5 at ToysRUs,
these are perfect stocking stuffers or grandparent visit gifts for shopkins
lovers.I usually have a link to Amazon
for most items but right now they are way overpriced at Amazon so I am sending
you to ToysRUs for this one.

LEGO DUPLO Town Santa’s Winter
Holiday

This is a cute DUPLO set with a Santa theme.It has 45 pieces and you may want to put it
away after Christmas and take it out next year and the year after that….

And before I left I took a picture of the view of Fifth avenue from the Manhattan Penthouse venue:

About Me

This blog highlights my perspective as a grandmother and mother.I love being a grandmother and this stage of life and use my blog to share my experiences. I am also doing product reviews in the genre of the mommy bloggers and enjoying my relationship with that group also. I attend the annual giant Toy Fair NY and other showcases throughout the year and enjoy sharing what's new, classis and "grandparent friendly" with my readers. Follow me on facebook as I have lots of great posts that grandparents love. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/grandmachronicles/